The Orchid Growers Manual

London: Victorian Paradise Nurseries, 1877. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 200x130x32mm. 200x130x32mm+614g . . 500g Postage Incorrect see below for 1kg . . Victorian Paradise Nurseries. London. 1877. . . . Pp336. plus 24 pages advertisments. Victoria and Paradise Nurseries. Hardcover. Descriptions of upwards of 930 species and varieties of orchidaceous plants; together with notices of their times of flowering. and most approved modes of treatment; also. plain and practical instructions relating to the general culture of orchids; remarks on the heat. moisture. soil. season of growth and rest best suited to the several species. Scarce book. The attractive. original pictorial cloth binding has a dark-green background with gilt titles on the spine and black decor plus a gilt orchid on the front; boards are worn. corners worn. spine shows wear. Lemon coloured endpapers. Loose Binding :- book block is loose with several pages detached - non missing - some have creasing to margins. Page 329 of index has a loss across one column. A superb folding coloured frontispiece of the orchid 'Odontoglossum vexillarium' has a repaired tear. with folds showing wear. Clean. 52 black and white illustrations. most of them plates and the majority folding- most have minor creasing and fore-edge damage. This highly acclaimed book. which has been reprinted in modern times. is particularly hard to find in an early edition: Image is ALWAYS of the ACTUAL BOOK: Book and or Jacket may have names. dedications. marks. tears. foxing. browned pages. creasing and losses unless otherwise noted.. . . Australia_Post_Zoned_International_Shipping_Rates_FOR_THIS_PARCEL . . AP-Zone1_NZ:_AU$28.20 . . AP-Zone3_Canada_USA:_AU$45.20 . . AP-Zone4_UK_Europe:_AU$51.40 . . Domestic_tracked_OR_registered_flat_rate_FOR_THIS_ITEM_Within_Australia:_AU$12.40